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Site Name: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown

Department: Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry

Department : Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1639
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
Department: Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Address: 930 Chestnut Ridge Road
Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2854
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 75 miles south of Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: 304-293-7386x
Fax:
Email: jmludrosky@hsc.wvu.edu
Web Address: http://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/bmed/residents/psychology-internship-training-program/
Brochure Website's Address:
Primary Agency Type: Academic Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
  • Medical School
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Jennifer Ludrosky
Chief Psychologist: Stephanie Cox
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 25
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Position Information
Start Date: 07/01/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 3
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 35568.22
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): $500 professional fund (e.g., for books and conferences), use of personal laptop and tablet, and $100 meal card each semester.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site See program website. Work day will differ by internship track, but will generally include a combination of clinical work, didactics/ education, research/ program development, and supervision experiences.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 11/01/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: 12/15/2022
Tentative interview date: 12/14/2023,12/15/2023,1/11/2024,1/12/2024
Interview process description:

Interviews are arranged at the invitation of the internship faculty. Interviewees will be contacted via email by at least the December 15 notification date. We strive to notify applicants as early as possibly, usually by the 2nd week in November, as we host early December interview dates. Please note that applications for the 3 tracks are reviewed on different timelines, and notification for one track may be earlier/ later than the other.  We invite 12 applicants per day (4 in each track), 48 applicants total. The virtual interview day is scheduled from 8 am - 3 pm with several breaks. In addition to a morning presentation, applicants will generally have about 4 30-minute individual interviews. 2022/2023 dates for interviews are tentatively Dec 15, Dec 16, Jan 5, and Jan 6.  
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: University of Texas, Austin Georgia State University University of Miami Kent State University Saint Louis University University of Alabama at Birmingham Drexel University Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Case Western Reserve University American Schl of Professional Psychology/Argosy University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Illinois at Chicago Seattle Pacific University Yeshiva Univ, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Florida State University Marquette University Rutgers, State University of New Jersey Yeshiva Univeristy--Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology California School of Professional Psychology Alliant International University- San Diego Marquette University Binghamton University (SUNY) Illinois Institute of Technology California School of Professional Psychology Alliant International University- Los Angeles Pepperdine University Saint Louis University University of Missouri-Kansas City Wheaton College University of Missouri – St. Louis Ohio University Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine University of Nevada - Las Vegas Virginia Commonwealth University University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: No
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in Canada is Required: No
Masters Degree Required: Yes, by start of internship
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Not Accepted
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program: No
How to obtain text of statement: n/a
Other Requirements: n/a
Program Description

Please see website: https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/bmed/residents/psychology-internship-training-program/

The West Virginia University School of Medicine and affiliated health care system serves as West Virginia’s preeminent academic medical institution and largest healthcare provider. Our Clinical Psychology Internship Program, emphasizes broad and general training in health service psychology with areas of emphasis in clinical health psychology, child/pediatric psychology, and neuropsychology within an academic medical center. Our goal is to prepare interns to be successful in the evolving field of psychology/healthcare for careers in a variety of settings, including medical or academic medical centers, university psychology departments, and clinical settings that offer inpatient and/or psychological outpatient services. Our program is based on the scientist-practitioner model of training, emphasizing evidence-based primarily cognitive-behavioral approaches to assessment and intervention. Our faculty are dedicated to training and we follow a junior-colleague model of supervision.

To achieve these goals, we emphasize a comprehensive approach to training across clinical work, didactics, and research. Our program offers a breath of experiences with opportunities for clinical rotations in a number of settings including outpatient behavioral health, medical specialty and subspecialty clinics, primary care, and VA settings.  Interns gain clinical experience with patients across the lifespan representing a broad range of presenting problems in both inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. Our clinical rotations allow interns to hone generalist skills, but also offer specialization in behavioral medicine, pediatric/child clinical psychology, and neuropsychology areas including presurgical evaluations, bariatric and eating concerns, pediatric subspecialties, integrated care, and specialty neuropsychological populations. Our didactics focus on preparing the intern to meet the varying roles and challenges of professional life including, clinical service within medical settings, teaching/supervision, scholarship, consultation, and program evaluation/ development. Finally, research skill development is considered an important training goal and as such, interns are allotted protected research time to complete a mentored research project.

We are committed to developing an individualized and tailored training experience for the intern. We have three interns annually: one in clinical health psychology (APPIC#163913), one in child/pediatric psychology (APPIC# 163911), and one in neuropsychology (APPIC# 163914). The experiences offered emphasize comprehensive training, but also allow flexibility for more in-depth experiences in areas that are of particular interest to the trainee. Additional minor rotation experiences are required and are designed to complement the major rotations so as to ensure a well-rounded generalist training experience. 

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients: Yes
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking:
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students:
International Students:
Rural: Yes
Urban:
Low income: Yes
Homelessness:
Other: n/a

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Individual Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Group Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Community Intervention:
Consultation/Liaison: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Crisis Intervention:
Brief Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Primary Care: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision of Practicum students : Exposure (1% to 20%)
Other: n/a

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Child: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Serious Mental Illness: Experience (21% to 30%)
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Trauma/PTSD: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Abuse: Experience (21% to 30%)
Substance Use Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Forensics/Corrections: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Offenders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Geropsychology: Experience (21% to 30%)
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy:
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Experience (21% to 30%)
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Integrated health care - specialty: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Other:

Bariatric Psychology/ Obesity Medicine

Pediatric Integrated subspeciality care

Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: http://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/bmed/residents/psychology-internship-training-program/  for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Completed Applications: 103 68 79 72 92 67 127
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 32 32 32 32 32 32 48
Total number of interns: 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 54 27 30 16 65 14 1
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 98 52 51 35 178 66 275
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching: 1
Community mental health center: 0
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 1
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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